The Azalea Awe Twin Shrub Pack features the captivating Pink Azalea and Sweet Azalea, ensuring your garden is a stunning spectacle from early spring through summer. These native deciduous shrubs not only add layers and depth to your landscape but also support local wildlife and thrive with minimal care.
Included Shrubs:
- Pink Azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides): Produces masses of showy, fragrant flowers in early spring before the leaves emerge, creating a breathtaking floral display.
- Sweet Azalea (Rhododendron arborescens): Known for its clusters of fragrant white flowers with contrasting red stamens in early summer, adding elegance and charm to your garden.
Key Benefits:
- Pollinator-Friendly: Grown non-GMO and free of harmful neonicotinoids, these shrubs provide a safe haven for pollinators like birds, butterflies, moths, and bees.
- Seasonal Interest: Enjoy year-round garden interest with loosely-branched stems, glossy foliage, fragrant blooms, and vibrant fall color.
- Low Maintenance: These shrubs require less water once established and thrive without the need for chemical treatments, making them a sustainable choice for your garden.
- Versatile Growth Conditions: Ideal for sun to part-shade areas, and adaptable to sandy, loamy, or acidic soils that are well-drained but kept evenly moist and mulched.
Why Choose the Azalea Awe Twin Shrub Pack?
The Pink Azalea and Sweet Azalea are perfect for creating a layered, dynamic landscape. Their different heights and sizes add depth and texture, making them an excellent addition to shrub borders or woodland gardens. The Pink Azalea’s early spring blooms and the Sweet Azalea’s summer flowers ensure continuous color and fragrance throughout the growing season.
Planting Tips:
- Location: Select a site with sun to part-shade and well-drained soil that can be kept evenly moist.
- Watering: Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a robust root system. Once established, reduce watering frequency.
- Soil: These shrubs thrive in sandy, loamy, or acidic soils. Mulching helps retain moisture and regulate soil temperature.
- Space: Sweet Azalea, also known as Rhododendron arborescens (arborescens means "tree-like"), can grow up to 20 feet in height and spread, so choose a planting site that will accommodate its mature size.
For more information on planting, view our How to Plant Your Native Plants guide and other planting tips in the Garden for Wildlife Learning Center.
Enhance your garden with the Azalea Shrub Twin Pack and enjoy a vibrant, fragrant, and sustainable landscape that supports local wildlife.